ARK John Archer Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wandsworth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
ARK John Archer Primary Academy is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2023. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
ARK John Archer Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 0.47 mi |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2015 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of pupils on roll, 77.9% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wandsworth is 29.4%.
- In 2026 every Reception applicant was offered a place, as at 29 of the 55 other Wandsworth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 19 first-choice applications for 30 Reception offers in 2026, which is 0.6 first choices per offer, the 7th lowest of 54 Wandsworth primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wandsworth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Plough Road, Battersea, London, SW11 2AA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 77.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud of their school.”
- “They have positive, respectful relationships with school staff and each other.”
- “Pupils enjoy participating in energetic sports and games, together with school staff, at breaktimes.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders have not identified the most important knowledge for pupils to know and remember from the early years onwards.”
- “Consequently, sometimes teaching tries to cover too much content.”
- “Where this is the case, teachers’ checks on learning are too general.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wandsworth.
- Falconbrook Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Faith's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Belleville Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Honeywell Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Honeywell Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Allfarthing Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anglo Portuguese School of London 0.8 mi Good Last distance published